"Who? Who do you say died? You can't make a mistake! ”

Jiang Jiachang was taken aback when he heard Tao Chunhai's name, and he also plucked out his ears hard, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

Of course, not only him, but everyone else was also very shocked when they heard the news, yesterday I heard that people were fine, why did the news of death come out today! Although Su Changtou's actions before the accident were a little unkind and unreasonable, he wouldn't pay the price of his life so strictly, right?!

"It's Su Changtou!" Tao Chunhai nodded affirmatively and said, "At that time, I was shocked when I saw that it was him, and I thought I recognized the wrong person, but later I called his name, and he nodded." ”

Although he knew that Tao Chunhai would not joke about this kind of thing, Jiang Jiachang still felt incredulous, and after half a sound, he frowned and asked, "Did you see what kind of injury he was injured?" ”

Tao Chunhai replied: "It looks like he was shot in the abdomen, as for whether there are other injuries, I don't know." ”

When everyone heard that it was a gunshot wound, they felt that the situation was a bit complicated, and it was still a big case.

Jiang Jiachang then asked, "Then did he say anything at that time?" ”

"When he saw me, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say a word, and he lost his breath. Moreover, the boss with his eyes open when he died was weird and scary, I guess he felt that he died very unjustly. Tao Chunhai remembered Su Changtou's appearance when he died, and he still had some palpitations.

Hearing this, Jiang Jiachang shook his head and sighed, he and Su Changtou have known each other for a long time. He also often entrusts Su Changtou to find the antiques he wants, although he doesn't succeed every time. But at least eight out of 10 times he was able to meet his request, and the price was quite reasonable.

Plus the service has always been in place. Jiang Jiachang is still very satisfied with Su Changtou. In the past, Su Changtou asked him for help with anything, and as long as he could, he would help solve it.

Unexpectedly, just because of He Lihang's incident, he broke his inherent impression of Su Changtou, and today the news of Su Changtou's death actually came, which made him feel emotional, it is really impermanent!

Subsequently, Jiang Jiachang asked a few more questions. But Tao Chunhai just called the police, and he was tired after going to sea, so after explaining the matter to the police, he didn't care anymore. Therefore, he didn't know anything about Jiang Jiachang's questions.

"Why do you kid like to be out of touch when it's critical!" Jiang Jiachang was speechless about this, said hello to Chu Chen and them, and took out his mobile phone to the side to call to understand the situation.

During this period, Tao Chunhai's subordinates. I also moved all the boxes here.

Tao Chunhai said to Chu Chen with a smile on his face: "Actually, in addition to the porcelain made by Wu Xiangrui, the master of Wuliang, there are also some blue and white porcelain, I don't know if the two of you are interested?" ”

"Yes."

Anyway, it's not much for now. Chu Chen and the others agreed. However, when Chu Chen saw the porcelain that Tao Chunhai said, he felt a little strange. Asked:

"Mr. Tao, these porcelains shouldn't have been found together with Xiangrui porcelain, right?"

"Not really. Chu Shao, how did you find out? Tao Chunhai also felt a little curious.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "It's very simple. Because these porcelains are all Clark porcelain. ”

In 1602-1603, the merchant ships of Port Clarke, Portugal, auctioned the blue and white porcelain transported from China in the Netherlands, which was sought after by everyone and caused a sensation in Europe. For this reason, this type of porcelain is known as "Clark" porcelain.

Clark porcelain is characterized by wide edges, blue and white porcelain, and the mouth of the plate and bowl is painted with grids and circular open landscapes, figures, flowers, fruits, etc. Because it is an export porcelain, the floral pattern has a typical European style, so Chu Chen can see it at a glance.

For example, some blue and white plates in the box, the decorative pattern of this plate has a unique style, and the two layers of decoration on the center and wall of the plate are all over the inside of the vessel. The center is painted with blue and white flowers, birds, mountains and stones, and the inner wall of the plate is painted with miscellaneous treasures, and sunflowers are occasionally used. The outer wall of the plate is eight open and the inner painting is a group of flowers.

The composition of the overall picture is rigorous, complex but not chaotic, which not only shows the traditional Chinese ornamentation, but also contains the artistic charm that Westerners like to see.

Therefore, Chu Chen guessed their varieties at a glance when he saw these porcelain, of course, whether the thing is right or not will be known after looking at it.

Moreover, because Clark porcelain is generally exported to Europe, while Xiangrui porcelain is exported to island countries, Chu Chen will ask that.

"I see, I really didn't know it was called Clark porcelain."

Tao Chunhai suddenly realized, and then hurriedly asked: "Chu Shao, please ask, is Clark porcelain worth anything?" ”

He thought, since these porcelains are exported to Europe, the price will not be cheap, right?

"What is Clark porcelain worth?" At this time, Jiang Jiachang came over after making a phone call, and replied after hearing this.

"No, since it is porcelain exported to Europe, how can it not be valuable?" Tao Chunhai is obviously not very acceptable to Jiang Jiachang's statement.

"Who told you that the porcelain you exported was good?"

Jiang Jiachang sneered and said: "You probably don't know that compared with the porcelain of the same period in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Clark porcelain is not delicate enough, and they are all thin tires, and there are many sticky sand and collapsed bottoms at the bottom of the vessel." In addition, Clark porcelain porcelain plates were thin, fragile, and not durable, so if they were sold in China at that time, there would not have been any good sales at all. ”

As for the Europeans, it was because these Clark porcelain patterns were decorated to meet the aesthetic needs of foreigners, and in addition, in order to make this porcelain more suitable for the local people's tastes, the Europeans "processed" the porcelain after it was shipped to Europe, some were inlaid with precious metals, and some were painted on top of the original patterns. ”

"For example, in the blank space of blue and white porcelain, colorful chrysanthemums are painted, and red and gold are painted to create a golden and brilliant effect. Due to various factors, these Clark porcelains became expensive porcelain at that time, and these porcelains were more used as decorations, so the shortcomings of thin tires did not matter. ”

"So, just by virtue of the Clark porcelain, the craftsmanship is not delicate enough. determines its value. In the market, this kind of porcelain is just a kind of worthless but valuable export porcelain, and the collectors are relatively niche. As for the value of your porcelain. Judging from the quality, it is estimated to be similar to these auspicious porcelain. ”

listened to Jiang Jiachang's explanation. Tao Chunhai looked depressed, he didn't expect that he brought two kinds of porcelain over, but they turned out to be worthless things, could it be that he was so unlucky because he met a dead person? It seems that after going back, I have to find a master to help me go to bad luck.

After a while, Tao Chunhai asked with a sad face: "Boss Jiang, can you accept these porcelain?" ”

Jiang Jiachang shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, I put this kind of porcelain in the warehouse." You may not even be able to earn a storage fee. ”

It was indeed an exaggeration for him to say this, but he was not optimistic about the porcelain brought by Tao Chunhai, and felt that he couldn't make a few dollars, so he really didn't want to bother, so he refused.

Just when Tao Chunhai was extremely disappointed, Chu Chen said: "I can buy these porcelain." ”

"Really?" Tao Chunhai was quite surprised.

Jiang Jiachang said: "Aren't you talking nonsense, since Chu Shao said so, he will lie to you?" ”

Tao Chunhai scratched his head and laughed.

Chu Chen smiled. said: "However, let's talk about the ugly things in the front, although I can buy all these porcelain, the price is a little cheaper." Of course. I won't take advantage of you much, if you are not at ease, you can ask a friend about the price first. ”

Tao Chunhai hurriedly said, "Chu Shao." Although it is the first time we have met, since you are Mr. Jiang's friend. I'm sure I believe you! ”

Chu Chen was noncommittal about this, anyway, anyone would say beautiful things. When it comes to their own interests, they are not so calm.

And Tao Chunhai's watch is indeed the same, after Chu Chen has appraised all the porcelain he brought, he feels very difficult to talk about the price with him, often a difference of dozens of yuan, and he has to nag endlessly.

For Chu Chen, the reason why he wanted to buy all these porcelains was also for his museum, and these porcelains were not fine products or treasures, so it didn't matter if they were bought or not, so Tao Chunhai's watch made him feel very bored, and he almost didn't want to buy them in the end.

Tao Chunhai knows how to observe words and feelings, and when he saw that Chu Chen was impatient, he hurriedly stopped in moderation, and set the price very painfully, no way, who called it a buyer's market now?

After completing the transaction, Tao Chunhai said, "Chu Shao, I don't know if you are interested in jewelry?" ”

"Where did you get your jewelry?" Jiang Jiachang asked.

Tao Chunhai explains: "The jewelry is with these Clark porcelain, except for a seal, the rest is brooch and other jewelry, and many of these jewelry are made of gold and diamonds. ”

Jiang Jiachang smiled and said, "Then you go and bring it to us to see, maybe it's worth a little more than your porcelain." ”

"Okay, I'll go get ......"

After Tao Chunhai left in a hurry, Zhao Qirui asked, "Jiang Fatzi, what news did you hear just now?" ”

Jiang Jiachang shook his head and said: "My friend said that there is no news from the police, and now the more suspicious one is the old man who sold the seal to He Lihang, but now the old man's place has been empty, and he can't find where this person has gone for the time being." ”

Zhao Qirui said curiously: "Isn't it, there is no monitoring around?" Besides, the Hao realm is not big, where can he go? Have you already left the Realm? ”

Jiang Jiachang shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows what's going on, there is no record of the place of entry and exit, and the old man seems to have disappeared out of thin air." ”

At this time, Chu Chen thought of a possibility: "Could it be that he escaped directly from the sea?" ”

Jiang Jiachang nodded and said: "My friend said that the police also think that this possibility is more likely, but now there are no clues in this regard for the time being." He refused to say that he had now notified the surrounding police to assist in the investigation. Speaking of which, this time the matter was a little strange from the beginning, could it be that Su Changtou had any tricks caught by the other party? ”

"I don't think it's very likely." Zhao Qirui analyzed: "If it's really like what you said, why did the other party kill him?" ”

"That's right." Jiang Jiachang thought about it and said, "Could it be that Su Changtou chose to commit suicide by jumping into the sea because he was unwilling to be manipulated by the other party?" ”

"This ......"

Zhao Qirui was just about to say his different opinion, when he saw Tao Chunhai walking over with a box, so the words that had just come to his mouth were swallowed back.

Tao Chunhai walked in front of everyone, opened the box, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, these jewelry were all packed in a somewhat sealed box, but as soon as they were salvaged, the box was broken, so I changed it to a ......."

While talking, everyone looked towards the box and saw that there were many pieces of jewelry inside, most of which were pendants, which had their own characteristics and were full of exotic customs.

For example, one pendant depicts a carnival dancer with fruits and flowers on her head, made of gold, enamel, baroque pearls and rose diamonds. The sparkling rose diamonds and the body is framed by a baroque pearl, while the dancing skirt accentuates the dazzle of rose diamonds and multicolored enamel.

Another pendant is also made of gold, enamel, baroque pearls, which are designed with the natural shape of pearls as the body part of the lion, cast in gold as the head and limbs, enamel color embellished in the meantime, the lion into a state of jumping, small but interesting, such a design was very popular in the late 16th century, is a typical jewelry of the Renaissance.

In addition to the pendant, there is also a bracelet in the box. , tree-shaped brooches, mermaid necklaces, etc., these jewelry are all jewelry styles in Europe from the 16th to 17th centuries, and it can be said that each piece is a fine product and has a lot of value.

However, in Chu Chen's eyes, these jewelry are far less important than the seal that Tao Chunhai said, because this is not a seal at all, but a topaz gangmao.

Speaking of which, everyone should be able to guess the role of this topaz gangmao, yes, it is one of the five gangmaos related to Wang Mang's treasure, and the number is five. However, compared with the one that Chu Chen got before, the material of this topaz is much better, it uses real Khotanese topaz, the color is sweet and pure, and it is rarer than mutton fat jade.

However, in addition to the jade, the other carvings are the same as the green jade, and it seems that it should be from the same person.

In addition, judging from the color and number of jade, it is likely that the five pieces of Gangmao were made according to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Then, the other three Gangmao are likely to be made of red, white, and black, which are made of three kinds of jade, and the clues to the treasure may also be related to the five elements.

Although this kind of speculation is not very useful for finding other gangs, it is better than nothing for Chu Chen. (To be continued......)

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